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AP Poetry Terms #1 Flashcards

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4776602755AlliterationIt is a stylistic device in which a number of words, having the same first consonant sound, occur close together in a series.0
4776606289AllusionA brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance.1
4776608276Antithesis(n.) the direct opposite, a sharp contrast2
4776609267ApostropheA figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love.3
4776609794AssonanceRepetition of a vowel sound within two or more words in close proximity4
4776613232BalladA poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas5
4776614258Blank VerseUnrhymed iambic pentameter6
4776615632CacophonyA harsh, discordant mixture of sounds7
4776616267CaesuraA strong pause within a line of verse. a break between words within a metrical foot8
4776618442ConceitA fanciful, particularly clever extended metaphor9
4776620501ConsonanceRepetition of consonant sounds within words10
4776621121Couplet2 consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme11
4776624551DictionA writer's or speaker's choice of words12
4776625139DidacticEducational From the Greek, didactic literally means "teaching." Didactic words have the primary aim of teaching or instructing,especially the teaching of moral or ethical principles.13
4776627428Elegya poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead.14

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